Denpasar
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About
Denpasar is the capital and the largest city of the province of Bali, Indonesia. Denpasar is the largest city in the Lesser Sunda Islands and the second largest city in Eastern Indonesia after Makassar. It is bordered by Badung Regency to its west and north, Gianyar Regency to its east, and the Indian Ocean and the Badung Strait to its south. The growth of the tourism industry on the island of Bali has pushed the city of Denpasar to become a center of business activities, and has positioned the city as an area with high per capita income and growth in Bali. The population of the city at the end of 2024 was 670,210.
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Why visit
Visit Denpasar for museums, galleries, and collections, music, theater, and performance, landscape, water, gardens, and nearby routes. For Denpasar, the useful material is practical and visible: museums, streets, religious buildings, markets, performance spaces, food, and nearby landscapes. A good itinerary should stay selective. A good route in Denpasar begins with one serious site and adds smaller stops only when they clarify the same area. The result is a day in Denpasar that can be followed, remembered, and adjusted. Day trips from Denpasar work best when they change the reader's understanding of the base, not just the mileage.
When to avoid
Do not visit Denpasar expecting every useful stop to be close together or easy to improvise. For Denpasar, the practical constraints are part of the itinerary: hours, transport, weather, crowds, and the distance between useful areas. In Denpasar, it is better to build a tight route than to rely on long transfers between secondary stops. If the main interest is one nearby site, it may be better to treat Denpasar as a base rather than the whole destination.
Hot Season (November to March)
In Denpasar, the warm season usually means December through February. In Denpasar, heat, glare, and the shift between dry and rainy months matter more than a simple summer label. For Denpasar, the cultural route should move between streets and interiors rather than staying exposed for hours. For Denpasar, morning and evening are better for exposed walking; interiors should do more of the work in between.
Rainy Season (Nov-Apr)
The cooler, drier, or less humid months can be the more comfortable period in Denpasar. In Denpasar, the drier cooler months are usually better for walking. The practical issue in Denpasar is not temperature alone, but what rain, humidity, storms, or sea conditions do to the plan. In Denpasar, this season can work well for museums, churches, galleries, theaters, bookshops, cafes, and ordinary neighborhood life. In Denpasar, keep outdoor plans shorter, check hours carefully, and use a taxi or rideshare when weather or late returns make transit less attractive.
The next week in Denpasar
7-day forecast from Open-Meteo. UV badges flag days when sun protection matters (3 and above is moderate; 8 and above is risk territory for unprotected fair skin within 30 minutes).
Today
Drizzle
29° / 24°
2.4 mm
UV High
Sun
Drizzle
29° / 24°
1.8 mm
UV High
Mon
Rain
28° / 24°
4.3 mm
UV High
Tue
Showers
29° / 23°
14.1 mm
UV High
Wed
Thunderstorm
30° / 23°
2.7 mm
UV High
Thu
Thunderstorm
30°
In May 16
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Air quality
No monitoring station within 25 km.
Weather
30° / 20°
Typical high / low
3 mm rainfall this month
Daylight
11.7h
06:23 – 18:06local
Year-round climate
Monthly highs, lows, and rainfall (long-term averages, NASA POWER).
Airports near Denpasar
1 commercial airport within 100 km. Closest is Denpasar I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport (DPS) at 10 km.
Getting around Denpasar
Public-transit operators within 8 km of the city center. Click through to each operator’s site for routes, fares, and tickets.
Local transit operators
Operators and modes aggregated by TransitLand from individual transit-agency GTFS feeds. Route classifications (subway / tram / rail / bus / etc) come from each feed’s GTFS route_type codes.
Sister cities
Sources
This page blends public reference data, climate/elevation services, and personal notes. Travel requirements can change, so visa and entry details should be checked again before booking.
- Wikipedia →
Summary, canonical article, and some image fallbacks.
- Wikidata →
Population, area, image, coordinates, and linked identifiers where available.
- NASA POWER →
Monthly temperature and rainfall climatology.
- Open-Meteo historical weather →
1991-2020 temperature and precipitation cross-check for compact climate fields.
- Open-Elevation →
Coordinate-based elevation backfill.
- tz database →
Coordinate-based IANA timezone lookup.
- City flag source →
Public domain, Denpasar City.
- Site credits →
Global source notes, map tiles, flags, licenses, and attribution policy.